Safeguarding God's Children

in the Diocese of Western Michigan

• Best Practice Polices for the Protection of Children and Youth

Click here to download the entire policy (34 pages, pdf)

• A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop    

 click here to download letter

• Sample Forms

Click here to download the Sample Permission Form (a word document)

Click here to download the Sample Application Form (a word document)

Click here to download the "Code of Condut" (a word document)

• Background Checks

Click here to go to the "ICHAT" website - the State of Michigan's Background check webpage

Click here to go to the State of Michigan's Public Sex Offender Registry

• Praesidium (the national leader of Abuse Risk Management, and creators of Safeguarding)

Click here to visit the Preasidium homepage

Click here to download a copy of Praesidium's Safety Bulletin

To subscribe to Praesidium's Safety Bulletin, send your e-mail address to info@PraesidiumInc.com. You will receive the next issue on February 1, 2008.

• Certifcation Workshop

click here for information on the workshops

To register for a workshop:

1. e-mail Mary McGuire one week before workshop
   • include name, parish, number attending from parish if more than yourself
2. bring with you $10 per person
   • Checks are prefered - made payable to the Diocese of Western Michigan with "Safeguarding" in the memo
   • Financial assistance is available and must be requested at time of registration

The following is a list of certification workshops

  

June 28, 2008

St. Barnabas, Portage

(Click here for their website with a map and directions)

9:00am - 12:00pm

•  Train the Trainer

 trainers are needed - click here for information on how to become a trainer

The following is a list of train-the-trainer seminars

June 28, 2008

St. Barnabas, Portage

(Click here for their website with a map and directions)

9:00am - 2:00pm

Please click here to contact Gennie Callard if you wish to become a trainer in this program